Hyundai Debuts H350 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercial Van Concept

South Korea’s Hyundai continued to show it is serious about hydrogen fuel cell technology with the introduction of the H350 Fuel Cell Concept at the 2016 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany. The H350 Fuel Cell Concept is based on the automaker’s turbocharged diesel H350 delivery van that has been on sale in Europe for two years. Using what it learned from the Tucson crossover SUV fuel cell vehicle, the H350’s fuel cell electric powertrain is comprised of a hydrogen tank, fuel cell stack, high-voltage battery pack and electric motor. A 46-gallon (175 liter) hydrogen tank is positioned under the load bay floor between the front and rear axles, so there is no loss of cargo load space. The fuel cell stack feeds electricity to a 24-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion polymer battery pack that, in turn, powers the 134 horsepower (100 kilowatt) electric motor. This results in 1...